1. Event date

29th May - 1st June 2027

2. start / finish line

Mytholmroyd Community Centre (MYCC), Caldene Avenue, there will be tea, coffee and breakfast pastries to get you fueled up from 6am to 7.45am.

Vehicles can be parked at MYCC for the duration of the 4 day event (hefty fees apply for everyday parking). Camper vans can park out front of Community Centre prior to the start.

The event hub is 5 minutes from Mytholmroyd train station on the Leeds to Manchester Pennine line.

There is a bag drop option (max 30 litres) for a change of clothes. The centre has excellent separate male / female shower rooms and in the village there is a Sainsburys and an ASDA.

The start line will be marked out with chalk at the front of the community centre.

Group start 8am

3. GPx File

A ‘field tested’ gpx file to guide you around the 500kms single stage route will be sent to your email address a week prior to the event.

The GPX will have 'Points of Info' that locate and describe places to access food, water and shelter

The GPS will be on public view at Ride with GPS following the inaugural Pennine 500 event and so riders are welcome to experience the route as a DIY adventure.

Sign on with the £10 ticket and the gpx will be emailed to after the event.

4. TRACKERs

There will be a ‘dot watching’ page hosted by an established outfit where riders can register their own and hired GPS trackers. The event organiser will not be providing GPS trackers. Many riders have their own personal GPS trackers and they are readily available to hire.

The purpose of a tracker is to validate that the rider has followed the complete, official Pennine 500 route with their time entered onto the Pennine 500 page.

Some riders do not feel the need to have a tracker and that’s fine. They are welcome to sign onto the event and enjoy the Pennine 500 without a tracker.

Trackers are not for safety monitoring, and riders are responsible for their own safety.

5. Route

500kms / 9,600m

6. WhatApps Groups

Keep in touch with Pennine 500 riders and share ideas and news about bikepacking the route via two WhatsApp groups: 'All Trail' and 'Women and Non-binary riders'.

7. PERSONAL CHALLENGE

Pennine 500 is not a bike race. It is a personal challenge. There will be no podium presentations

Every rider who participates will receive:

an embroidered cloth badge made in Leeds
a unique stem cap with a Pennine 500 design made in Huddersfield
a sticker with the event logo for their bike printed in Hebden Bridge

8. Tickets

£25 Youth - 25 years old and under (minimum age 14 years old accompanied by a guardian)

£55 Adult - Over 25 year olds

£85 Patrons - In addition to the gpx and event day goodies Patrons will receive a printed zine titled ‘Pennine Journey’ with three editions, each one detailing particular sections of the route with photos, maps and stories from the trail. See below for the publication dates and the sign on windows

£30 Zine - If you can't ride the event but would like to receive the Pennine Journey zine

£10 GPX - Sign on with the £10 ticket and the gpx will be emailed to you after the event